Space was hard to come by as fans spilled through the doors, more and more by the minute, waiting for their chance to see Jack White in concert Friday night at Wild West.

They were baby boomers, Gen-Xers, millenials and middle schoolers. They were soccer moms and hipsters, vacation dads and teenyboppers, all milling around through the cigarette smoke and black lights, eager to see the star guitarist who was not expected to take the stage until well after press time.

Standing near a raised platform in front of the stage, Sara Velasco clutched a luminescent white posterboard sign: “Welcome to West Texas Mr. White. Can I come meet you?”

Sara and her father, Chris, traveled from Midland to see White. Mom dropped them off.

“We’re the rockers in the family,” Chris said.

Fans of what Chris called “nasty rock,” the father-daughter duo was most excited to hear White play “Hip (Eponymous) Poor Boy” from his 2012 album “Blunderbuss.”

The pair said they were optimistic Sara’s sign would work its magic, and they would get to meet White after the show.

At a nearby merchandise table, fans could buy T-shirts and lighters emblazoned with White’s logo, along with vinyl record ($20) or CD ($15) copies of “Blunderbuss.”

Amy Presley wandered out of the line, sipping a drink from a plastic cup.

Presley, who said she’s a fan of all of White’s music, had no particular favorites she hoped made his set list.

“I’m excited regardless of what he plays,” she said.

Presley said she admires White for his willingness to experiment with his music and his dedication to producing lots of it.

“He’s a true rock legend. He’s a music genius,” she said. “I love that he loves music.”

White first rose to fame as lead guitarist for the The White Stripes, performing with his ex-wife, Meg White. The band’s biggest hit, “Seven Nation Army,” was released in 2003 and has grown in popularity, particularly at sporting events worldwide.

The White Stripes parted ways in 2011.

White has been part of two collaborative rock projects, The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather.

“Blunderbuss,” White’s first solo album, was a critical and commercial success, earning an Album of the Year nomination at the 2013 Grammy Awards. White’s second solo album, “Lazaretto,” is slated for release in June.